Saint Trudo
- Also known as
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Tron
Trond
Trudon
Trutjen
Truyen
Apostle of Hasbein
- Memorial
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23 November
(5 August
12 August
1 September
2 September; see profile)
- Profile
- Son of Blessed Adela.
Related to the dukes of Austrasia.
Benedictine monk under Saint Remaclus.
Studied at the cathedral at Metz, France.
Ordained by Saint Clodulf.
Noted preacher.
Built a church on the land around his family's home c.656, and had it blessed by Saint Theodard of Liege in the names of Saint Quintinus and Saint Remigius.
Evangelized the throughout the area of Hasbein, and as the converts grew he was forced to build a monastery which was later named for him.
Founded a convent near Bruges, Belgium c.660.
The assorted movements of his relics have led to several local lists having different dates for his memorial.
- Born
- 7th century in Hasbein (Hasbeye), Brabant province
- Died
- c.695 of natural causes;
buried in the church of Saint Quintinus and Saint Remigius that he had built;
relics translated in 880;
relics later hidden to save them from Norman incursions, and lost;
rediscovered in 1169
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Catholic Encyclopedia
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